After twitching a Bonaparte's Gull before work on Wednesday, I ended the week with another successful local twitch on Friday night at nearby Maiden Castle, a short detour on my way home from work. A Snow Bunting had been present for a couple of days and I soon relocated it on the cycle path and later in the same field where a large flock of Golden Plover spent the winter. As well as the Snow Bunting, by Friday night these had been replaced by a few Wheatears, my first of the year. Singing Corn Buntings completed a nice evening jaunt.
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| Snow Bunting, Maiden Castle (#129th species photographed in 2015) |
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| A well marked bird |
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| It was finding plenty of seeds to eat in this field |
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| Corn Bunting, Maiden Castle (#130) |
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| Any why should Buntings get all the attention? Here's a Linnet at Maiden Castle... |
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| ...a Lark: Skylark, Maiden Castle... |
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| ...and finally from Maiden Castle, the first Wheatear of the year (#131) |
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| One more for the finches: Siskin, near Wareham last weekend (#132) |
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| OK, Buntings, have the last word: Yellowhammer, nr Wareham last weekend (#133) |
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